SEU's online English proficiency test by Arie Pra Bo Wo and Bandan Eko Sorat now

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Listening. Section a, short dialogues. In this section of the test, you will hear
short conversations between a man and a woman. After each conversation, you will
hear a question. Answer the question by choosing the option that corresponds to the
best answer for the question.

Here's an example. In the recording you'll hear I know our boss likes to have
dinner in this restaurant, but I just don't care for the menu. Neither do I. What
does the man mean? In the recording, you can hear that the man shares the the
woman's opinion on a subject.

Therefore, the correct answer is he agrees with the woman. Now, start working on
listening. Section a, short dialogues. Number 1. For breakfast, we can have peanut
butter toast sandwich or bacon and buttered toast.

Can we have anything other than bread? What does the man mean? Number 2. I'm in
professor Matthews' calculus 101 next semester. You're in luck.

If you manage to get past her theoretical explanations, you'll see why she is one
of the favorite professor among our peers. What does the woman say about professor
Matthews? Number 3. I love the service in our cafeteria, but the menu can get
really old, really fast. You can say that again.

What does the man mean? Number 4. I don't understand how Josh managed to upset
doctor Richardson. Typical Josh. He is incapable of understanding the situation he
is in.

What does the woman say about Josh? Number 5. It's a shame that Robert isn't
running for the seat in this year's election. Hey. It isn't impossible for him to
be nominated.

What does the woman mean? Number 6. I think I'm going to spend the night in the
city after this weekend's game. That sounds great. But you know that we have 2
quizzes on Monday, don't you?

What does the woman mean? Number 7. Have you bought the textbook for geopolitics
101? Better be quick. The book often sells out at this time of the year.

I barely have enough cash to pay for it. I didn't know that the hardcover edition
would be so expensive. What does the man mean? Number 8. I was invited to play
poker with Jack and his friends tomorrow night.

You better brush up on your skills. They play a mean game and won't go easy on you.
What does the woman suggest the man do? Number 9. I'm going to take up a part time
job in the University Data Center on weekday afternoons and an IT consultant on
weekends.

What do you think? I think you should slow down. You're really burning your candle
at both ends. What does the man mean? Number 10.

I heard that you got into a traffic accident yesterday. Are you sure you're alright
now? Yes. A car was about to hit me when I was cycling to campus, but I managed to
barely escape and took no more than a flesh wound. What does the woman mean?

This is the end of listening, section a, short dialogues. Stop working on it now,
and move on to the next section. Listening. Section b, minimal pairs. In this
section of the test, you can see a sentence with 1 or 2 missing words, marked by a
pair of brackets.

The sentence will be read out loud. Determine which words as or are pronounced by
choosing from the list of words given for each number. Listen to an example. The
professor told us to remove the clot on the ceilings. In the example, you can hear
that the woman said clot, c l o t.

Therefore, the correct answer is clot. Now, start working on listening. Section b,
minimal pairs. Number 1. I think I'll need to learn the flute, especially pacing my
breathing.

Number 2. She promised to clear out the weed in our yard later today. Number 3.
Failing this semester is not an option for me. Number 4.

The research will focus on the infestation of wild barnacles in urban storm drains.
Number 5. After the class, I'm heading straight to the cafeteria. Number 6. After a
thorough inspection, Jane's paper was published in the international journal.

Number 7. The conductor is walking along the aisle, collecting fares. Number 8. The
new phenomenon raises questions among scholars. Number 9.

The seller must be of low humidity, if not completely dry. Number 10. Contrary to
the common belief, the abyssal zone is teeming with fascinating life forms. This is
the end of listening, section b, minimal pairs. Stop working on it now and move on
to the next section.

Listening. Section c, dictation. In this section of the test, you will hear a short
expression of no more than 2 sentences. Key in what the speaker said on the field
provided in the form. Marks will be awarded for answers with correct spelling and
proper use of punctuation.

Type your answers in block letters only. Listen to an example. This is Buddy's
mother. In the example, you hear that the speaker said this is Buddy's mother.
Therefore, the correct answer to this item is is displayed in the following
screenshot.

No mark will be awarded for partially correct answer. Now, start working on
listening. Section c, dictation. Number 1. We need a new laptop.

Number 2. The books are on the shelf. Number 3. Nobody was happy about the result.
Number 4.

Why don't you ask Ian to form a study group? Number 5. You should have told me
about the parking ticket. Number 6. I think we should go now, so we won't arrive
late.

Number 7. We're going to rely a lot on math and physics. Number 8. You'll have to
complete this form before we can proceed. Number 9.

We shouldn't bother ourselves with such trivial matter. Number 10. Should the birds
return in the summer, we can assume that the ecosystem is still viable. This is the
end of SEU's online EPT listening. Stop working on the listening part and move on
to the next part of the test.